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Chapter 8 - Stream Comment Section

【Commencing world update.】

People all over the world heard that announcement.

It was in their respective languages, and no one was an exception, no matter where they were or what they were doing.

And then, dungeons appeared.

【Synchronization between the real world and Farum World is complete.】

Farum World Online is a game played by 170 million people worldwide, but not everyone in the world knew about it. The confusion was great, and a certain military nation launched missiles at the dungeon that appeared. However, the dungeon was protected by a mysterious power and was unharmed.

In addition, the United States, Russia, and China formed special forces units to investigate the inside of the dungeons. As a result, it was discovered that valuable minerals and resources that should not exist on Earth could be collected from this structure called a dungeon.

The leaders of each country rejoiced, but at the same time, a problem arose.

【The progress of dungeon clearing can be viewed on any device capable of displaying video.】

People all over the world had witnessed the investigation that was supposed to be carried out in top secret.

When you enter a dungeon, communication with the outside world is cut off, and the progress of the special forces clearing the dungeon could be viewed on the world’s largest video streaming site.

Accompanying the special forces was a camera crew to record their progress, but there was no way they would be streaming during a top-secret operation. The only conclusion was that someone, the entity that had made these dungeons appear in the world, was streaming their progress without permission.

Meanwhile, Japan was debating in its parliament whether to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to the dungeons, and was lagging behind other countries in its internal investigation.

In the midst of this, there was a dungeon clearer that people all over Japan were paying attention to.

"This golem’s attack pattern is slightly different from the game. All you FWO players, please be careful."

With those words, a young man unleashed a barrage of attacks on a giant golem using four swords.











As if he were guiding them through the dungeon, many people were watching Shizukuishi Hayate clear the dungeon.

However, Hayate was unaware that his dungeon clearing was being streamed without his permission, or that the comment section was buzzing with excitement.



A certain viewer wrote a question in the comment section.







Video streamers have their own booths on the site and work hard every day to increase the number of subscribers to them.

Hayate had spent about three years increasing his number of viewers. He was considered a success as an FWO streamer, but the number of subscribers to the new booth was increasing at a rate that surpassed it.









FWO and reality had synchronized. Of course, dying in the game FWO did not damage your real body. However, there was no guarantee that was still the case.

What if you got injured after entering one of the dungeons that had appeared all over the world? What if you could get normally injured, or at worst, die? It seemed there were not many people who could jump into a dungeon without thinking.



Many such comments were also posted.











The beginner’s dungeon has 10 floors. Hayate had already reached the final floor.

And just a moment ago, he had defeated the guardian golem that protected the boss room.

"Phew. Even though it’s a beginner’s dungeon, it could be bad if I take damage, so I have to be careful. I’m tired. But I’ll do my best to defeat the last boss without taking any damage."

To relieve his tension, he voiced his thoughts as he usually did when streaming. The viewers found this entertaining.

In addition, Hayate either perfectly dodged the monsters’ attacks, or if evasion was impossible, he deflected them with his swords.

This overwhelming sense of security became a hot topic on social media around the world, and the number of viewers rapidly increased.

Being a top player of the game FWO and also a streamer who could move his body in real life was helping his progress. There are many FWO players in the world who are better than Hayate, but many of them were people who were not very athletic in the real world.

Hayate’s efforts, having trained relentlessly in the real world to hone his feel for using the four-sword style, were now bearing fruit.

"Well then. Time to defeat the boss and clear this dungeon."

The whole world was watching the moment a Japanese high school student was about to step into the deepest part of the dungeon, a place no one in the real world had yet reached.